A scoping review of shared care models for rheumatoid arthritis with patient-initiated follow-up
Authors' conclusion
While shared care models with patient-initiated follow-up may offer comparable outcomes for RA
Study context
- Population
- Studies of any design (English language, 01/01/2000–31/03/2022) describing implementation and/or outcomes of shared care models for RA with patient-initiated follow-up16 articles · 10 unique studies
- Comparison
- Shared care between primary and specialist care with patient-initiated rheumatologist follow-up vs usual care
Methodological detailspre-specified protocol, duplicate article selection and data extraction
- Pre-specified protocol
- Duplicate article selection and data extraction
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Model implementation varied significantly between studies
- Effectiveness data (10 studies): equivalent outcomes for the model of care (disease activity, radiographic damage, quality of life)
- Health system costs equivalent or lower than usual care
- Satisfaction with care equivalent or improved
- Qualitative concerns around appropriate patient selection; health equity information not reported
- 5 studies had qualitative outcomes; 2 were pre-implementation studies
Original publication
A scoping review of shared care models for rheumatoid arthritis with patient-initiated follow-up. Semin Arthritis Rheum. Published 11 March 2023. doi:10.
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